A new Small Linux version 0.8.1 has been released. Small Linux 0.8.1 now uses glibc 2 (a modified version) uses asmutils and should still boot in 2 megs of...
I wondered if anyone had attempted to install the tiny X windows in MINIX.. ?? Mark __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send your...
I have tried this and found in complaining about many missing libraries and never actually got it to work. Has anyone ?? Is a working version docuemnted ???...
Carl... I just learned of an x-window for minix called MINIX -VXD or VMD. I was going to try to port the window to my minix box.. where I had been attempting...
Hi, Not sure what the problem is. I would first suggest using different versions of Small Linux. Try version 0.7.5 then 0.8.1 or if you have less than 3 meg of...
Steven Gibson
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Dec 31, 2001 7:14 am
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Hi, I think you are probably correct. There is no reason you should have an error at such an early stage of the kernel load. But with 40 meg of ram you are not...
Steven Gibson
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Jan 1, 2002 6:57 am
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Hello to all, IBM ThinkPad's (and it's clones) have a certain "quirk" with their floppy drives. I wish Sir Steve would put this in the docs of Small Linux,...
samuel gutmann
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Jan 1, 2002 8:02 pm
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Hello, Im a newbie. I have a installed the newest "SmallLinux" on my Compaq contura 4Mb RAM and 120 Mb ROM (it was no easy task). According to various FAQ and...
Hi, Thanks for the interest in Small Linux. There is no version of Small Linux that will work with 1 meg. There was an old version of Linux Lite that was...
Steven Gibson
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Jan 21, 2002 6:38 am
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... Another possibility is to use ELKS: The Embeddable Linux Kernel System which works on <=640K. It's primitive and won't handle X-windows, but it is Linux....
Currently I am using Freesco for a Router/Firewall and I have it on a hard drive. I have Pygmy Linux on a Hard Drive. Can I install small linux on mee Hard...
Hi, The response you got is basically the steps required to make a smallX from scratch. The problem with my version of smallX is that it uses libc 5.0. Most...
Steven Gibson
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Jan 25, 2002 12:19 am
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I want to use smalllinux for a route,and I'm not sure how to make smalllinux support for SNMP, and Anyone Have the idea about it,Thanks a lot! Thank...
Hello, You need to use rawrite.exe, you can find a version at: http://www.superant.com/smalllinux/files/ BTW, you should not use the lastest version of Small...
Steven Gibson
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Feb 4, 2002 9:00 pm
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If there are any embedded developers lurking on this list...signed up to join a market research panel at www.vdc-corp.com/embeddedjoin Good prizes are given...
Hi, I would guess it is a problem with the floppy drive, or floppy controller. If you don't have a spare floppy drive available, you should first try different...
Steven Gibson
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Feb 7, 2002 10:50 pm
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Hi, Try checking host.allow and host.deny on both machines. Have you tested that you can telnet or ftp in on one machine at a time? on small: ftp small or on...
Steven Gibson
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Feb 18, 2002 4:12 pm
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Hi all, What can you do with small lixux? Can you send and receive e mail? Surf the web? Download gif and jpeg images? Play real audio? Run a printer? I have...
is there any way i could install linux on this machine? If so, what linux minidistros could i use that would run on it? I heard that smalllinux has tinyX and...
Hello, I would suggest trying an old version of Debian. Like version 1.3.1 I tell people not to try Small Linux if they do not have experience with Linux or...
SuperLinux
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Feb 19, 2002 5:28 am
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I can sure that kernel include PPP modules, and I can user pppd ttyS1 directed connect to others linux box, and When I use pppd connect " chat -v ........."...
Hi Guys Howr u? I am new to this group... can give me brief introduction about what is small linux...and how's it is different from Linux... Regards Amar ... ...
Hi, I'm glad you were able to get Small Linux running on your machine. I will try to get around to the recompile. You can modivate me by writing down, your...
Steven Gibson
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Feb 25, 2002 4:53 am
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Hi, There are ways to use larger programs on a 4meg computer. 1. make sure ramdisks are disabled 2. install and use a swap partition or file. 3. get into bios...